Metal Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #988679 |
| Complementary Color | #867467 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Metal Grey Color. The Oslo Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Evening Symphony (#51637b) for more energetic effect. Try Plum Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#867467 is the best complementary color to Metal Grey. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #677986 complementary color is Sand Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #678683 and #676986. Thus found on the left and right of #677986 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Metal Grey.
The split-complementary Metal Grey palette consists of #868367 and #866769 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#867467). Try Clay Creek and Opium colors in combination with #677986, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #677986 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Metal Grey. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metal Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sand Dune, Rum, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #677986 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Metal Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#867467) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Sand Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #866778 and #678674.
In a RGB color space, hex #677986 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Metal Grey has a hue angle of 205.16°, a saturation of 13.08% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #677986 is made of 12.16% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #677986 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(103,121,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 5.1, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(205.16,13.08%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.16,23.13%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.8334,-3.529,-9.289) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.734,18.2795,25.2006) |